How walkable is Yangon?
Yangon has a walkability score of 79 out of 100 around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot. It is the most walkable of 2 cities ranked in Myanmar.
What's within walking distance
522 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Yangon. The nearest grocery is BTP Speciality Coffee Store, about 9 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for restaurants & bars and parks.
- BTP Speciality Coffee Store740 m · 9 min
- Bahan Market880 m · 11 min
- PickUp Freshmart & Convenience Store1.0 km · 13 min
- M3 Food Center470 m · 6 min
- Ayam Penyet AP Myanmar480 m · 6 min
- KOKA SUKI Hotpot-ကိုကာဆူကီဟော့ပေါ့510 m · 6 min
- Puppy Paradise(Myanmar Culture Valley)490 m · 6 min
- Lucky Forever560 m · 7 min
- Winner Computer Group570 m · 7 min
- Metro Coffee560 m · 7 min
- 𝗣.𝗦. 𝗜 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘀 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗖𝗮𝗳𝗲́ - အလွမ်းကဖေး620 m · 8 min
- Morning Star Café660 m · 8 min
- CB Bank (Wizaya Branch)900 m · 11 min
- Golden Valley KBZ Bank1.3 km · 16 min
- A Bank Head Office1.4 km · 18 min
- သိင်္ဂုတ္တရ ဥယျာဉ်တော်110 m · 1 min
- Thein Gottara Park130 m · 2 min
- Memorial park140 m · 2 min
- 𝐃𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞1.1 km · 13 min
- Heguru1.1 km · 14 min
- Network International School1.2 km · 15 min
- စန်းမင်းတရာ(ပိဋကတ်စာအုပ်ဆိုင်))870 m · 11 min
- Safari Book Store1.1 km · 14 min
- Happy World Amusement Park1.0 km · 13 min
- The One Music Entertainment1.1 km · 14 min
- Happy Zone Amusement Park1.1 km · 14 min
Measured from the representative point at 16.8008, 96.1480. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the representative point there are about 99 street intersections per km², and blocks average 70 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability around the centre
Scores at seven points within 1 km of the centre range from 64 to 94, and Yangon's score of 79 is their median. Walkability changes a lot across the centre, so check a specific address on the map.
| Point | Score | Map |
|---|---|---|
| City centre | 93 | Map |
| 1 km north | 88 | Map |
| 1 km east-northeast | 70 | Map |
| 1 km east-southeast | 64 | Map |
| 1 km south | 79 | Map |
| 1 km west-southwest | 79 | Map |
| 1 km west-northwest | 94 | Map |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Mandalay, Myanmar | 576 km | 78 |
| Bangkok, Thailand | 577 km | 98 |
| Chattogram, Bangladesh | 765 km | 80 |
| Dhaka, Bangladesh | 975 km | 91 |
| Kolkata, India | 1,038 km | 95 |
Questions about walking in Yangon
Is Yangon a walkable city?
Yes. Central Yangon has a walkability score of 79 out of 100, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot. It ranks 1st of 2 cities in Myanmar and 210th of 252 worldwide on How Walkable.
What is the most walkable city in Myanmar?
Yangon is the most walkable of the 2 cities ranked in Myanmar, with a score of 79. Mandalay is second with 78.
How does Yangon compare with nearby cities?
Yangon sits between its nearest ranked neighbours: Yangon scores 79, against Mandalay (78, 576 km away), Bangkok (98, 577 km away) and Chattogram (80, 765 km away).
How is Yangon's walkability score calculated?
The score counts groceries, restaurants, shops, cafés, banks, parks, schools, libraries and cultural venues within a 30 minute walk, gives nearer places more weight, and deducts up to 20% where streets are sparse or blocks are long. For Yangon it is the median of seven points within 1 km of the city centre, using open map data from Overture Maps and OpenStreetMap.
Scores follow a published walkability method, explained in the methodology. City position and population from GeoNames.